Essays audiobooks

Against the Written Word

By: Ian F. Svenonius

Narrated by: Ian F. Svenonius

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

If the Gutenberg Bible is the alpha, Against the Written Word is the omegaAgainst the Written Word is the most important, most revolutionary book produced since the advent of the printing press; the book that will liberate readers from reading, writers from writing, and booksellers from peddling their despicable wares.This book ushers in a new... Read more

Alibis

By: André Aciman

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini

Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by Earphones Award–winning narrator Edoardo Ballerini.

"Edoardo Ballerini reads my books exceptionally well. He gets my pacing, the inflections of muted irony, the anxiety of loss, the search for meaning that my prose on paper isn’t always able to convey—he gets it all. He gets me. A writer couldn't be luckier." —Andre Aciman

A... Read more

The Uncollected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick

By: Elizabeth Hardwick

Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley

Length: 12 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Essays on music, art, pop culture, literature, and politics by the renowned essayist and observer of contemporary life, now collected together for the first time.



The Uncollected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick is a companion collection to The Collected Essays, a book that proved a revelation of what, for many, had been an open secret: that... Read more

All Things Wise and Wonderful

By: James Herriot

Narrated by: Nicholas Ralph

Length: 16 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

**This program is read by Nicholas Ralph, star of the PBS Masterpiece series**

"Add in the narration of Nicholas Ralph, and you have a first-rate audio experience. Ralph plays Herriot in the PBS series, but he does not simply bank on his star power. He narrates the stories with empathy and emotion. His skill with voices really sets this work... Read more

The Lord God Made Them All

By: James Herriot

Narrated by: Nicholas Ralph

Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

**This program is read by Nicholas Ralph, star of the PBS Masterpiece series All Creatures Great and Small**

"Nicholas Ralph’s readings of Herriot’s stories are as comforting an experience as the show, and even more immersive." - The Houston Chronicle

Now available in unabridged CD format for the first time, The Lord God Made Them All is the... Read more

The Souls Of Black Folk

By: W. E. B. Duu Bois

Narrated by: Cyril Taylor-Carr & The Cliff

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

The creator was an American humanist, communist, history specialist and Skillet Africanist social equality lobbyist. Brought into the world in Extraordinary Barrington, Massachusetts, he experienced childhood in a somewhat lenient and coordinated local area, and subsequent to finishing graduate work at the College of Berlin and Harvard, where he... Read more

Llorando en el baño: Memorias / Crying in the Bathroom: A Memoir

By: Erika L. Sánchez

Narrated by: Scarlett Bernal Hernández

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

De la autora de Yo no soy tu perfecta hija mexicana, bestseller del New York Times, nos llegan estos originalísimos ensayos autobiográficos, profundamente conmovedores y de una comicidad que desarma. Hija de inmigrantes mexicanos y criada en Chicago en la década de los noventa, Erika L. Sánchez se ha descrito a sí misma como paria, ... Read more

Grados de miopía

By: Andrea Chapela

Narrated by: Laura Lecuona

Length: 2 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Andrea Chapela, una de las grandes autoras jóvenes en nuestra lengua, empieza con esta confesión: "A mí la ciencia me parece bella y, al escribir, quiero explorar esa belleza." En los tres ensayos aquí incluidos, "El acto de ver a través", "El acto de verse" y "La historia de ver", los objetos de la minuciosa observación y animada curiosidad de... Read more

Islas de abandono

By: Cal Flyn

Narrated by: Lorena de la Torre

Length: 10 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

hermosa y lírica exploración de lugares donde la naturaleza ?orece en nuestra ausencia. Algunas de las únicas reses verdaderamente asilvestradas del mundo deambulan por una isla abandonada desde hace tiempo en el extremo norte de Escocia. En los terrenos irradiados de Chernóbil ha resurgido una variedad de vida silvestre que no se había visto en... Read more

The Singing Wilderness

By: Sigurd F. Olson

Narrated by: Douglas Wood

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Acute natural perceptivity and a profound knowledge of the relationships to be found in nature combine here in vivid evocations of the sights, the sounds, the vast stillnesses, and the events of the wilderness as the seasons succeed each other. But Mr. Olson is not content merely to "describe"; he probes for meanings that will lead the listener... Read more

Fireside Reading of The Prophet

By: Kahlil Gibran

Narrated by: Gildart Jackson & Melora Hardin

Length: 2 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Experiencing a story read out loud is one of the oldest forms of entertainment there is. Fireside Reading is a way to slow down, reconnect with the timeless wisdom of great books and rediscover the simple pleasure of being read to. Join Gildart Jackson in front of a cozy fire as he reads The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran to you and your family. Read more

The Little Book of Philosophy

By: Rachel Poulton

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

If you want to know your Socrates from your Sartre and your Confucius from your Kant, strap in for this whirlwind tour of the highlights of philosophy. Including accessible primers on:



● The early Ancient Greek philosophers and the "big three": Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle



● Key schools of philosophy and their impact on modern life



● Insights... Read more

Viaje a Portugal

By: José Saramago

Narrated by: Víctor Velasco

Length: 17 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Conocer un país significa comprender, de la manera más exacta posible, su paisaje, su cultura y el pueblo que lo habita, por eso José Saramago viaja a Portugal y ofrece al lector el auténtico rostro de una tierra inagotable. Con un itinerario que, desde Trás-os-Montes hasta el Algarve y desde Lisboa al Alentejo, recorre todo el país, Viaje a... Read more

Ideas de perfil

By: Carlos Peña

Narrated by: Ezequiel Álvarez

Length: 21 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Un deslumbrante repaso por la vida y obra de los más importantes pensadores contemporáneos.
En este contundente libro Carlos Peña presenta un conjunto de perfiles que ahondan en las vidas y obras de los principales pensadores de la modernidad. Con claridad y distinción, el destacado ensayista chileno se pasea por las ideas de Maquiavelo,... Read more

Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung

By: Arthur Schopenhauer

Narrated by: Volker Braumann

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Das zweite Buch des ersten Bandes des Klassikers "Ich gehöre zu den Lesern Schopenhauers", schrieb Friedrich Nietzsche, "welche, nachdem sie die erste Seite von ihm gelesen haben, mit Bestimmtheit wissen, dass sie alle Seiten lesen und auf jedes Wort hören werden, das er überhaupt gesagt hat". Und so wie es Nietzsche mit der Lektüre von... Read more

Adventures in Grocery Shopping

By: Dan May

Narrated by: Dan May

Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of life experiences, observations and musings from the mind of singer-songwriter Dan May. Read more

Weightless

By: Evette Dionne

Narrated by: Evette Dionne

Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A poignant and ruthlessly honest journey through cultural expectations of size, race, and gender—and toward a brighter future—from National Book Award nominee Evette DionneMy body has not betrayed me; it has continued rebounding against all odds. It is a body that others map their expectations on, but it has never let me down.In this insightful,... Read more

Il Mio Primo Platone

By: ENRICO VALENTE

Narrated by: Gio DeCaprio

Length: 2 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

La collana “Incontri filosofici” si propone di presentare a un pubblico non specializzato la vita, il pensiero e le opere dei più grandi filosofi della storia. I temi esposti vengono affrontati con un linguaggio semplice ma rigoroso, adatto fondamentalmente a chiunque. Lo scopo è di fornire al lettore gli strumenti conoscitivi essenziali per... Read more

¿Será que soy feminista?

By: Alma Guillermoprieto

Narrated by: Mariana de Iraola

Length: 2 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A sus setenta años, la prestigiosa periodista se descubre a si misma preguntándose si es feminista. El camino hasta encontrar la respuesta es un espejo al que deberían asomarse todos los lectores. En este lúcido ensayo, Alma Guillermoprieto se descubre interrogándose a sí misma sobre su feminismo. Su duda es a la vez un recorrido por su... Read more

O dever da oposição - Abridged

By: Ruy Barbosa

Narrated by: Tom Bueno

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

O texto "O dever da oposição" foi originalmente publicado no Jornal do Comércio, em 1885. Nele, o leitor encontra figurões da história política brasileira como personagens de um debate escrito com o português incorruptível de Ruy Barbosa – dá gosto de ler! No artigo, Ruy dá uma lição aos senadores Paulino de Sousa e João Alfredo sobre os... Read more

Nossa ingratidão - Abridged

By: Ruy Barbosa

Narrated by: Guga Almeida

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Seremos injustos em lançar à conta da Regência essa política de crimes a favor da escravidão?" Neste artigo de Ruy Barbosa intitulado "Nossa ingratidão", publicado no Diário de Notícias, o grande orador se defende das acusações da imprensa por ele supostamente não ter dado o devido crédito à Princesa Isabel no processo abolicionista. Read more

Nossa democracia - Abridged

By: Ruy Barbosa

Narrated by: Guga Almeida

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Que é um republicano? Qual a característica que distingue uma da outra a república e a monarquia?" Neste artigo intitulado "Nossa democracia", escrita em abril de 1889 – pouco antes, portanto, da Proclamação da República –, Ruy Barbosa promove uma reflexão sobre essa forma de governo, analisando a postura da imprensa da época. Notável, além do... Read more

Nossa veracidade - Abridged

By: Ruy Barbosa

Narrated by: Tom Bueno

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"A extinção do elemento servil foi, no sentido mais estrito da palavra, uma conquista popular". O artigo de Ruy Barbosa intitulado "Nossa veracidade", de onde se extraíram estas palavras, foi publicado no Diário de Notícias em 3 de abril de 1889, portanto, quase um ano depois da assinatura da Lei Áurea. Uma defesa veemente do autor perante os... Read more

The World As We Knew It

By: Amy Brady & Tajja Isen

Narrated by: Christina Delaine, Angela Juarez, Hannah Choi, ...

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Nineteen leading literary writers from around the globe offer timely, haunting first-person reflections on how climate change has altered their lives



In this riveting anthology, leading literary writers reflect on how climate change has altered their lives, revealing the personal and haunting consequences of this global threat.



In the opening... Read more